Today we feature Cecilia Payne-Gaposhkin, woman astronomer & astrophysicist who proposed that stars were composed primarily of hydrogen and helium.
Sep 30th: Cecilia Payne-Gaposhkin
Famous Women Astronomers Archive
Aug 26th: Annie Jump Cannon
Today we have the story of Annie Jump Cannon and her contributions to star classifications.
Jul 29th: Dr. Jocelyn Bell Burnell
The discovery of the first known pulsar was the event that made Jocelyn Bell Burnell famous. Today famous women astronomer will introduce Dr. Jocelyn Bell Burnell.
Mar 25th: Henrietta Swan Leavitt
She was born in Lancaster, Massachusetts in 1868, to a Congregational Church minister and his wife. She first attended Oberlin College and then transferred to The Society for the Collegiate Instruction of Women at Harvard University.